Nimbus Belgian Golden Summer
Nimbus Brewing Company
- From:
- Nimbus Brewing Company
- Arizona, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 23, 2009
- Added:
- Aug 23, 2009
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by Gueuzedude from Arizona
3/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Sampled at Nimbus
The beer arrives from the tap a clear, full gold color that has just a touch of copper to it. The head is pretty thin, just a pale dusting of froth a top the beer. The aroma smells fruity up front with notes of pear and green apple. The finish has a spicy, earthy note that is a bit like coriander as well as a touch of herbal honey aromatics. Overall the aroma seems a bit weaker than I would expect, mainly meaning that the yeast / fermentation character doesn't come into play nearly as much as I was expecting or hoping.
The beer is quite light bodied, a bit on the thin side even for a beer of this strength. There is a grainy flavor to this as well as some green apple notes (perhaps even acetylaldehyde which points to needing a bit more conditioning time). The finish is spicy with notes of pepper and a touch of coriander as well as a touch of ginger like notes. This is quite refreshing on this warm summer day; there is a prickly carbonation that works well with the light body. This is definitely on the light side in flavor as well; it could certainly use more fermentation character and / or even some nice hop notes would have been nice. There are some hop notes here, just enough to provide a light bitterness in the finish, though the carbonic bite is more distinct.
This is really not characterful enough for my tastes; it almost seems like a macro lager than has been lightly Belgian'ified; it is certainly not bad as there are no real flaws. It is just lacking a certain depth of flavor that I expect in better examples of light Belgian Blonds / pale ales.
Aug 23, 2009The beer arrives from the tap a clear, full gold color that has just a touch of copper to it. The head is pretty thin, just a pale dusting of froth a top the beer. The aroma smells fruity up front with notes of pear and green apple. The finish has a spicy, earthy note that is a bit like coriander as well as a touch of herbal honey aromatics. Overall the aroma seems a bit weaker than I would expect, mainly meaning that the yeast / fermentation character doesn't come into play nearly as much as I was expecting or hoping.
The beer is quite light bodied, a bit on the thin side even for a beer of this strength. There is a grainy flavor to this as well as some green apple notes (perhaps even acetylaldehyde which points to needing a bit more conditioning time). The finish is spicy with notes of pepper and a touch of coriander as well as a touch of ginger like notes. This is quite refreshing on this warm summer day; there is a prickly carbonation that works well with the light body. This is definitely on the light side in flavor as well; it could certainly use more fermentation character and / or even some nice hop notes would have been nice. There are some hop notes here, just enough to provide a light bitterness in the finish, though the carbonic bite is more distinct.
This is really not characterful enough for my tastes; it almost seems like a macro lager than has been lightly Belgian'ified; it is certainly not bad as there are no real flaws. It is just lacking a certain depth of flavor that I expect in better examples of light Belgian Blonds / pale ales.
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